Document processing apparatus and method

• US 20030056177A1
• Filed: 09/12/2002
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Mori, Yasuo, Nakagiri, Koji, Nara, Shigeo, Miyazato, Takuya
• Granted Patent: US 7,203,900 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/525
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/114 Pagination
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

This invention relates to a document processing apparatus which edits document data which can define a desired section using an original page as a unit of definition. Whether a page break is designated at the section break of the section is determined. If the page break is designated, a blank original page is inserted at the end of a section before the section break so as to lay out the first original page of a section after the section break at the start of a new surface of a print sheet when original pages are laid out in accordance with a designated layout. The original pages of the document data including the inserted blank page are laid out in accordance with the layout. Alternatively, this invention relates to an information processing apparatus which performs print setting including print format setting of a print material to be printed by a printing apparatus, for document data generated on the basis of drawing data output from an application. Original pages serving as pages generated by the application, and the number of paper sheets to be printed by the printing apparatus are managed. The page numbers of the original pages and the serial numbers of the paper sheets are displayed on pages on a preview image representing the layout of the document data.

Claims

1. A document processing apparatus which edits document data which can define a desired section using an original page as a unit of definition, comprising:

a determination unit which determines whether a page break is designated at a section break of the section;

an insertion unit which, when the page break is designated, inserts a blank original page at an end of a section before the section break so as to lay out a first original page of a section after the section break at a start of a new surface of a print sheet when original pages are laid out in accordance with a designated layout; and

a layout unit which lays out the original pages of the document data including the blank page inserted by said insertion unit in accordance with the layout.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second determination unit which determines whether paper change is designated at the section break of the section; and

a second insertion unit which, when the paper change is designated, inserts a blank original page at the end of the section before the section break so as to lay out the first original page of the section after the section break at a start of a new print sheet when the original pages are laid out in accordance with the designated layout.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the layout includes bookbinding printing designation using a designated number of sheets as a unit of bookbinding, and when the designated layout is bookbinding printing, said determination unit, said insertion unit, said second determination unit, and said second insertion unit regard sheets in a bookbinding state as print sheets, and perform determination and insertion.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a preview display unit which displays a state in which the document data are printed in accordance with the layout.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a print control unit which prints the document data in accordance with the layout.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a conversion unit which converts output data of an application program into the original pages as the section every output data file.

7. A document processing method of editing document data which can define a desired section using an original page as a unit of definition, said method comprising:

a determination step of determining whether a page break is designated at a section break of the section;

an insertion step of, when the page break is designated, inserting a blank original page at an end of a section before the section break so as to lay out a first original page of a section after the section break at a start of a new surface of a print sheet when original pages are laid out in accordance with a designated layout; and

a layout step of laying out the original pages of the document data including the blank page inserted in the insertion step in accordance with the layout.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

a second determination step of determining whether paper change is designated at the section break of the section; and

a second insertion step of, when the paper change is designated, inserting a blank original page at the end of the section before the section break so as to lay out the first original page of the section after the section break at a start of a new print sheet when the original pages are laid out in accordance with the designated layout.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the layout includes bookbinding printing designation using a designated number of sheets as a unit of bookbinding, and when the designated layout is bookbinding printing, sheets in a bookbinding state are regarded as print sheets, and determination and insertion are performed in the determination step, the insertion step, the second determination step, and the second insertion step.

10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the preview display step of displaying a state in which the document data are printed in accordance with the layout.

11. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the print control step of printing the document data in accordance with the layout.

12. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the conversion step of converting output data of an application program into the original pages as the section every output data file.

13. A computer program which causes a computer to realize the method defined in claim 7.

14. A computer-readable storage medium which stores the computer program defined in claim 13.

15. An information processing apparatus which performs print setting including print format setting of a print material to be printed by a printing apparatus, for document data generated on the basis of drawing data output from an application, comprising:

a management unit which manages original pages serving as pages generated by the application, and the number of paper sheets to be printed by the printing apparatus; and

a number display unit which displays page numbers of the original pages and serial numbers of the paper sheets on respective pages on a preview image representing a layout of the document data.

16. An information processing apparatus which performs print setting including print format setting of a print material to be printed by a printing apparatus, for document data generated on the basis of drawing data output from an application, comprising:

a management unit which manages original pages serving as pages generated by the application; and

a number display unit which displays page numbers of the original pages on print surfaces on which the document data are laid out when previewing a preview image representing the print surfaces on which the document data are laid out and a print surface of a paper sheet inserted by the printing apparatus.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein when a plurality of original pages are laid out on each of the print surfaces on which the document data are laid out, said number display unit displays a range of page numbers of the original pages on the print surface.

18. An information processing apparatus which performs print setting including print format setting of a print material to be printed by a printing apparatus, for document data generated on the basis of drawing data output from an application, comprising:

a management unit which manages the number of paper sheets to be printed by the printing apparatus; and

a number display unit which displays serial numbers of the paper sheets by specifying a first print surface of a single paper sheet among print surfaces on which the document data are laid out, and does not display any serial numbers of the paper sheets on a print surface of an inserted paper sheet when previewing a preview image representing the print surfaces on which the document data are laid out and the print surface of the paper sheet inserted by the printing apparatus.

19. An information processing method of performing print setting including print format setting of a print material to be printed by a printing apparatus, for document data generated on the basis of drawing data output from an application, said method comprising:

a management step of managing original pages serving as pages generated by the application, and the number of paper sheets to be printed by the printing apparatus; and

a number display step of displaying page numbers of the original pages and serial numbers of the paper sheets on pages on a preview image representing a layout of the document data.

23. A computer program which causes a computer to realize the information processing method defined in claim 19.

20. An information processing method of performing print setting including print format setting of a print material to be printed by a printing apparatus, for document data generated on the basis of drawing data output from an application, said method comprising:

a management step of managing original pages serving as pages generated by the application; and

a number display step of displaying page numbers of the original pages on print surfaces on which the document data are laid out when previewing a preview image representing the print surfaces on which the document data are laid out and a print surface of a paper sheet inserted by the printing apparatus.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein when a plurality of original pages are laid out on each of the print surface on which the document data are laid out, a range of page numbers of the original pages is displayed on the print surface in the number display step.

24. A computer-readable storage medium which stores the computer program defined in claim 20.

22. An information processing method of performing print setting including print format setting of a print material to be printed by a printing apparatus, for document data generated on the basis of drawing data output from an application, said method comprising:

a management step of managing the number of paper sheets to be printed by the printing apparatus; and

a number display step of displaying serial numbers of the paper sheets by specifying a first print surface of a single paper sheet among print surfaces on which the document data are laid out, and not displaying any serial numbers of the paper sheets on a print surface of an inserted paper sheet when previewing a preview image representing the print surfaces on which the document data are laid out and the print surface of the paper sheet inserted by the printing apparatus.